Durant's not a great individual defender but he's improving as his strength increases. His size, wingspan and athleticism also make him someone with the potential to be a great help defender and weak side shot blocker.

I've been in the tank for Durant ever since his performance against Ok. State during his freshman year but he's really something to behold when he gets going. He's very close to 7 feet and he's more skilled and agile than any big man I've ever seen.

Sadly, I too watched most of the "spectacular" action tonight. The most amusing parts were the shots of random ex-players and celebs. Pippen is still rocking the giant hoop earring look made famous by the band Extreme, Jerome Williams somehow got front row seats, and Donald Faison thinks every dunker deserves a 10. And I think Dwayne Wade is still giving a shout-out to Nelly's brother in jail.

Though I'm not a UConn fan, I'm pretty bummed about Jerome Dyson's injury. Its tough for me to see them winning it all (or even going to the Final Four without him). He was their most athletic perimeter guy as well as their most unique player. Its not often that a team's leading scorer could be considered a "glue guy" but Dyson was just that.

I was...not pleased with the Gators performance yesterday. A completely fucking horrible lack of execution on the last play, but it should have never come down to that against a shitbag team like UGA. Florida is fucking soft physically and mentally, simple as that. I'd love to see them make the tourney for the experience going forward but they've gotten first round loss written all over them.

Florida can't do anything about its lack of size but their lack of mental toughness is terribly frustrating. I place most of the blame on upperclassmen Walter Hodge and Dan Werner. They don't effectively lead by words or deeds and it shows up (especially on the road) far too often.